Joseph Quinn
@ww2research
Project Coordinator @ww2finesthour @UniofOxford. #WW2 historian, cultural heritage professional, writer, speaker. Views my own.
Very sad news this St Patrick’s Day ☘️ Just heard that the last surviving Battle of Britain veteran, Group Captain John Hemingway, passed away this afternoon. I offered condolences to his eldest son and thanked him for the privilege of knowing his father! Per ardua ad astra!

I’d like to heartily congratulate my friend @RMcGreevy1301 for recording an excellent interview episode on @TheRestHistory Podcast! If anyone wants to learn what triggered the Irish Civil War, have a listen to this 👇
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 🇮🇪The Irish Civil War: The Assassination of Sir Henry Wilson🇮🇪 Who was Sir Henry Wilson, the British field marshal whose shocking assassination in 1922 lit the fuse for the Irish Civil War? Sometimes called the 'Franz Ferdinand of the Irish Civil War', why has…
Well, that's me off to Spain to launch #EspañolesContraElNazismo! As well as having having an amazing family & friends + huge opportunities to serve my country as one of the @Proud_Sappers, this is probably one of the most amazing things I will ever do! So many to thank!¡Gracias!
One year ago, History Rage released this episode to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day and release of the Their Finest Project Online Archive. In this special episode, I spoke to @PaulBavill about BIGOT officers in the D-Day landings! 🎧 👇 @ww2finesthour @HistoryRage
📅 #onthisday 6 June 1944: Operation Overlord begins as Allied forces storm the beaches of Normandy. But stop believing only generals knew what was coming. Historian @ww2research rages that many people from officers to infantry understood the mission. 🎧 Listen:…
Two episodes recorded: the assassination of Sir Henry Wilson; the siege of the Four Courts; the death of Michael Collins; the burning of the great houses; partition; the legacy of the civil war. Coming to @TheRestHistory soon! Massive thanks to @RMcGreevy1301
Dr @BethWyrill from @FusiliersLondon, Dr Joseph Quinn @ww2research, Gareth Crossman @CWGC, Dr Laura Patrick from @untoldthemuseum talking about the future of Heritage at the @EGPOSullivan 'Peace in Europe' conference - we can be very confident that UK Heritage is in safe hands
A fascinating talk by Trevor Sheehan, best known for African Stalingrad @Tunisia_1943 on Allied victory and Axis defeat in North Africa. The final WW2 specialist to speak at the Peace in Europe Conference at the London Scottish Museum this afternoon @EGPOSullivan

Former British soldier and Afghanistan veteran, Emile Simpson, speaking about his family connection to the Italian Resistance and the Sandakan death march. Happening at the Peace in Europe Conference today at the London Scottish Centre @EGPOSullivan

Professor Ronny Razin (Head of @LSEEcon) speaking about the Jewish Brigade during WW2. Happening at the Peace in Europe Conference at the London Scottish Museum @EGPOSullivan

Alex Alexandrou of @footballandwar Network speaking about the role of football and the participation of footballers in the the Second World War. Happening now at the Peace in Europe Conference @EGPOSullivan

Jenny Grant @SilenceInPolish speaking about the legacy of the Polish armed forces in the UK during WW2. Happening now at the Peace in Europe Conference @EGPOSullivan at the London Scottish Museum in central London! Come and join us!

Dr Laura Patrick of @untoldthemuseum, Beth Wyrill of @FusiliersLondon and Gareth Crossman of @CWGC speaking about the role of heritage institutions in promoting commemoration and memory. Happening now at the Peace in Europe Conference @EGPOSullivan

The wonderful Paul Woodage @WW2TV speaking about the benefits and pitfalls of content creation on YouTube at the Peace in Europe Conference @EGPOSullivan If you happen to be in Central London today, why not drop into the London Scottish Museum?!

Delighted to be chairing the Peace in Europe ✌️ Conference at the London Scottish Museum in central London today! @EGPOSullivan Look forward to meeting and introducing a range of amazing speakers, including @WW2TV @SilenceInPolish and @PhoneyMajor, among many others.
Join us on 10 May at the London Scottish House for the Peace in Europe conference. Register to attend (for free) here: eventbrite.it/e/the-peace-in…
On this day the most famous front page in the history of The Irish Times was published - V for Victory. Here's the story of Smyllie's Revenge. irishtimes.com/video/video/20…
Ah, this is brilliant 🤩
“The first duty of the Prime Minister is to keep the country safe, to keep the people safe.” Yes! Absolutely! We talk to Sir Keir Starmer about VE Day and today’s defence challenges on tomorrow’s We Have Ways pod. @10DowningStreet @WeHaveWaysPod @almurray
This is my comment for VE Day!!
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Publication day TODAY! Absolute love doing the @WeHaveWaysPod with @almurray but now we’ve written a book together too and next week will be out on the road talking about it. Hope to see people along the way!